swagger-api / swagger-api/swagger-ui

External links to swagger-ui anchors don't work

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Description

Describe the bug you're encountering

When loading the Swagger UI site from an external link that includes an anchor, such as #model-Category, the router modifies the URL to separate out the hash from the anchor name: /#/model-Category; This breaks the anchor link. If you then fix the URL in the address bar and press enter, it works. So, the anchor reference works from within the page, but not from external sites.

Link to issue on demo site: https://petstore.swagger.io/#model-Category

Expected behavior

Page loads and scrolls to the section that was linked to.

Actual behavior

Page modifies the url before loading and load the top of the page.

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Research direction

Reproduce the issue using the Swagger UI demo URL with the external anchor https://petstore.swagger.io/#model-Category. Start by tracing the router's handling of the initial URL hash; done means the page preserves the anchor and scrolls to the linked section when loaded from an external site.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend, web-dev
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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